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Post by stardiamond on Mar 14, 2022 16:33:47 GMT -5
I spend some time looking for material on the internet and finding something great and cheap is what makes the hobby fun.   |
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 14, 2022 18:01:34 GMT -5
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 15, 2022 12:08:12 GMT -5
Two Clay Canyon variscite cabs completed. Cost of material less than a Big Mac. There's a huge price difference between cabbing material and a collector slab.   |
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 17, 2022 14:09:55 GMT -5
I've been looking for Misty Mountain jasper for some time and it is also called Polychrome jasper. I found a 9 pound piece on ebay and this was the listing picture:  This is the actual piece which is 9 pounds of ugly.  I had tried to make some cuts to get to the 'orby' part and my big saw crapped out. I noticed that Polychrome cabs had some value , so I took another look at the piece. This was an exploratory cut.  I trimmed it down to this:  With a little help with a hammer, I was able to fit it in my 10 inch saw and got two 1 1/2 inch thick slabs (one cut that fractured into two pieces. This is what I have to work with from the rock. The 'orby' area doesn't have enough values to bother with but the rest can make some decent cabs.  |
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 19, 2022 16:25:09 GMT -5
I bought 6 Clay Canyon Half Nodules and they arrived today.  |
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